Nov 06, 12 at 4:07pmRabidChinaGirl

PlayStation: The Official Magazine shutting down after five years

Nintendo Power won't be the only game magazine to cease publication this year, as PlayStation: The Official Magazine has been doomed to the same fate of impending non-existence.

Parent publisher Future US confirmed the news today, and the official PlayStation magazine will wrap up this holiday season, with the Holiday 2012 issue in November being its final issue. No further comments were issued on the matter.

In August, Future announced that Nintendo Power, the longest-running gaming publication in the United States, would also be seeing its final issue this year. Apparently, Nintendo had no desire to renew their contract with Future US.

PlayStation: The Official Magazine first began in 2007. Before then, the publication was known as PlayStation Magazine, which launched back in 1997.

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Nov 07, 12 at 6:48pm

Hell Fire

I used to read it quite a bit back in the day but to be honest, I find magazines quite useless now with daily news stories available on gaming sites.

Nov 06, 12 at 11:33pm

kik36

Oh...that's why I never got a renewal notice. Future is great at spamming mailboxes with renewal bills. 'Tis a shame....I was a subscriber for 10+ years.

Nov 06, 12 at 10:53pm

DarshD

Really sad to hear this

Nov 06, 12 at 7:26pm

Zombie_Barioth

Well, that sucks. I was actually thinking of subscribing after NP stopped.Thats the sad reality of it, magazines just can't keep up anymore. The only reason I read NP anymore is for the interviews and stuff since I usually know about everything already.

This is the reason technology sucks, convenience outweighs the little things in life. If you don't have the latest gizmos and gadgets everyone else has your basically screwed.

Nov 06, 12 at 5:48pm

Paper Fox

Embrace technology or die. In terms of gaming, it sucks. This time last year I didn't even have a stable internet connection, which meant if a game I bought was flawed and needed a patch, I had to physically haul my console to my guys place and hook it up to the net. Same goes with DLC and games that are becoming increasingly online MP-centric. My heart goes out to those in rural areas who don't have internet access, who are relying on offline gaming and mags like these.

Nov 06, 12 at 5:34pm

Nagare

The best game magazines I've ever read are Play (ended a few years back) and Edge which seems to still be growing and embracing the digital mediums.

Reviews on sites like Polygon are great because they mimic the feel of a magazine with their large spread images and pull quotes, but it comes at the expense of the physical mags...but it comes down to pulling in the audience.

Nov 06, 12 at 5:08pm

THM

quote Paper Fox

Whaa noo! I can only assume the Aussie mag will follow suit. Shame

I agreed, Paper Fox...May God bless those staff on Aus Play Mag.

Nov 06, 12 at 5:05pm

Paper Fox

Whaa noo! I can only assume the Aussie mag will follow suit. Shame

Nov 06, 12 at 5:04pm

THM

It's just not good enough for me to read considering the higher price than other gaming magazines...

UK PLAY Magazine and Game Informer are the best magazines I bought monthly...

Nov 06, 12 at 4:56pm

PhoenixBlue

To add to the above a lot of gaming magazines allowed you to view most if not all of their content on their websites as well, shame I used to be a collector